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Ohio Gov. Asked to Pardon Mom Jailed in School Enrollment Fraud

The governor of Ohio has received 165,000 petition signatures asking him to pardon Kelley Williams-Bolar, the woman who spent 10 days in jail for fraudulently enrolling her children in a more desirable school district. Three nonprofit groups -- ColorofChange.org, Change.org and MomsRising.org -- delivered the petition to...

RI Democratic Candidate Says Obama Can 'Shove It'

(Oct. 25) -- This coarse election season, which seems to keep outdoing itself in that regard, has taken another crass turn. Frank Caprio, the Democratic candidate for Rhode Island governor, says President Obama can "shove it" for not endorsing him. Obama will be visiting Rhode Island on Monday to promote his small...

Governor Among the Dead in Afghan Mosque Blast

KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 8) -- A massive bomb blast at a mosque in northern Afghanistan killed 15 people Friday, including a provincial governor who had survived a series of assassination attempts, officials said. More than 20 people were wounded in the explosion during Friday prayers at the Shirkat mosque in Takhar...

Texas Governor Pressuring Mexico in Falcon Lake Case

AUSTIN, Texas (Oct. 7) -- The search for an American tourist reportedly shot dead on a border lake has led Texas Gov. Rick Perry to tangle with the Mexican government over the investigation and efforts to recover the body. Perry said Wednesday that Mexico needs to use every resource available to find the body and have it...

'Blago' Verdict: Instant Reactions

(Aug. 17) -- On Tuesday evening, it was "Blago" vs. the blogosphere. The former of course being ex-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who exited a federal courthouse in Chicago guilty on just one of the 24 counts filed against him (lying to federal investigators). It was a disappointing verdict for the prosecution and all...

Background on governor

A governor (from French gouverneur) is a governing official, usually the executive (at least nominally, to different degrees also politically and administratively) of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state.

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